Fibromyalgia is a miserable disease to have. It is a chronic pain condition with trigger points throughout the body that people have to live with it, day in and day out. The cause is not clear but it is related to a genetic predisposition and sleep disturbances are a common characteristic. There are many different Continue reading →
She has multiple sclerosis and runs. Watch what happens around the 49 second mark of the video to see what happens to her legs at the end of a race. It is worth watching until the end to see how it pans out. For more: Running with Multiple Sclerosis (PodiaPaedia) and Running and multiple sclerosis Continue reading →
Gout has been documented since antiquity. Traces of gout have been found in Egyptian mummies. Gout was once considered a disease of kings and was linked to too much of the good life. It is now known that it is not necessarily the case. The pain of gout is due to uric acids crystals being Continue reading →
Fibromyalgia is a very common problem that does affect at least a few percent of the population. It is probably due to some central processing problem of pain signals which make them much more severe than what they are, leading to a chronic pain problem in those with fibromyalgia. A number of conditions are associated Continue reading →